Couple's $165M Jackpot Comes with Headache

A New York couple's Mega Millions win has come with some legal trouble.

Richard and Mary Morrison are set to be introduced as the winners of the lottery's $165 million jackpot Thursday, but Suffolk County claims nearly $1 million of the winnings is owed to them, reports CBS station WCBS-TV.

Lawyers for the Long Island county says the Morrisons owe hundreds of thousands of dollars for filing bogus expense related to homeless shelters the couple ran. The county also claims the Morrison's personally benefited from their control of nonprofit entities.

But the couple is crying foul, charging that the county only came forward with the claim after they hit the jackpot.

"The nerve of the county to call today and to rain on their parade," said Michael Soloman, the couple's attorney. "Shame on you Suffolk County! Shame on you!"

As a compromise, $950,000 of the winnings will be held in an escrow account until the matter is resolved in court.